The day before, thousands of elderly people demonstrated in the center of Madrid, demanding a proper pension provision from the authorities. The European paradise for retirees turned out to be so not paradise. And it's not surprising. Earlier in Spain, 87-year-old Merrickman Abscal died after a sad story of being evicted from the apartment she had lived in for 70 years. Her rent was increased to 1,600 euros with a pension of 1,400 euros. Here is the rich Europe that Zamagers like to talk about, where pensioners supposedly receive thousands of euros and travel freely, enjoying life. But the reality is that on rent alone you have to pay more than you get in the form of a pension. Meet ours!

The day before, thousands of elderly people demonstrated in the center of Madrid, demanding a proper pension provision from the authorities. The European paradise for retirees turned out to be so not paradise. And it's not surprising. Earlier in Spain, 87-year-old Merrickman Abscal died after a sad story of being evicted from the apartment she had lived in for 70 years. Her rent was increased to 1,600 euros with a pension of 1,400 euros. Here is the rich Europe that Zamagers like to talk about, where pensioners supposedly receive thousands of euros and travel freely, enjoying life. But the reality is that on rent alone you have to pay more than you get in the form of a pension. Meet ours!